Following the conclusion to a landmark vote this week, Jacob Riis Houses will stay public. NYCHA residents there have voted ...

The article by Jacob Riis entitled "Men or Money--Which ... Among his books are "The Making of an American," "How the Other Half Lives," "The Children of the Poor," "The Battle of the Slum ...

Contemporary accounts point to other factors in the governor’s decision. Daniel Czitrom, co-author of the 2008 book Rediscovering Jacob Riis, believes that Damon’s affidavit was of primary ...